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Well, at least in my country (and I bet in most), unemployed people get a "salary" from the government (according to how much they've worked previously) and they have access to free courses and some benefits to help them while they are looking for their next job. The courses are meant to help them learn or refresh skills they might need for future jobs.

How is this different? :)

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It's not the government, it's a company. The government wants to help you get back on your feet, Adobe wants you addicted to their product.

Maybe this is different for me because I think of flash and flex as fun and not a job-related technology.

Well it's an integral part of Adobe AIR and that's a viable job-related technology.

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